Cleveland Browns vs Carolina Panthers Prediction, 9/11/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Cleveland Browns vs Carolina Panthers

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 41.5

Bank of America Stadium is the location where the Carolina Panthers (5-12 last season) will take on the Cleveland Browns (8-9 last year) on Sunday. Cleveland opens this game as 1.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 41.5.

The Cleveland Browns ended the season holding a 8-9 record. In their last contest of last season, the Browns played the Bengals and notched a win by a score of 21-16. Case Keenum went 17/24 with 176 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 102.1 and ended the contest with 1 interception. Jarvis Landry averaged 12.5 yds per reception by notching 75 yds on 6 catches. D'Ernest Johnson led the offense in rushing for the Browns with 25 carries for 123 yds (4.9 yards per carry). Once the final whistle blew, they ran 66 plays which totaled 376 yards. The Cleveland Browns rushed the ball a total of 41 times and recorded 205 yds, which is an average of 5.0 yds per carry. On the ground, the Browns gave up 79 yds on 18 tries, which is 4.4 yds per run surrendered. Cleveland conceded 15 completions on 29 tries for a total of 103 yds, and a completion percentage of 51.7%.

When talking about getting in the endzone, the Cleveland Browns had an average of 20.5 points per contest. As a unit they maintained an average of 145.4 yds on the ground, which was 4th in the National Football League. The Browns attained 5,791 total yards for last season. Cleveland tallied 177 1st downs, and they were flagged for 112 infractions for 1035 yds. They surrendered the ball 22 different times (14 picks and 8 fumbles lost). Cleveland amassed 21 touchdowns via the pass and 20 rushing touchdowns.

Concerning passing yardage, the Browns conceded 3,439 yards which put them in 5th in the NFL. During their 17 games, they relinquished 202.3 yards per contest via the pass in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 63.7%. They yielded 311.5 yards/outing which had them ranked 5th in the National Football League. They gave up 29 passing touchdowns as well as 13 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition ran for an average of 4.2 yards per attempt on the ground and 109.2 yards on the ground per game for the previous season. In total, they allowed 1,857 running yards through 17 contests. The Browns ranked 14th in the league concerning the opposition scoring, allowing 21.8 points per contest.

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The Panthers wrapped up their season holding a 5-12 record. For their last game of last season, the Panthers walked away with a loss by a score of 41-17 when they played the Buccaneers. Sam Darnold (2 TDs) ended the contest with 219 yards on 29/42 passing while his quarterback rate was 87.3. He had 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 5.21 yards. Chuba Hubbard carried the ball 9 times for 48 yds, ending the game with 5.3 yards per carry for Carolina. D.J. Moore was the top contributor in the passing game for the Panthers, catching 7 footballs for 87 yds (12.4 yards per reception). Carolina ran for 4.2 yards per carry, finishing the game with 110 yards on 26 carries. The Panthers finished the game with a total of 317 yards while running 71 plays (4.5 yds per play). The Panthers pass defense gave up a completion rate of 74.4%, surrendering 324 yds on 29 out of 39 passing. Carolina gave up 20 rushing attempts for 85 yards (4.3 yards per carry).

The Carolina Panthers averaged 298.9 yards/contest which was good for 30th out of all teams in the NFL. They maintained an average of 108.4 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,842 yards in total. The Carolina offense racked up 864 yds of penalties on 107 infractions, ranking them 11th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They gave away 21 interceptions while conceding 8 fumbles and they earned 174 first downs. Throughout last season, the Panthers racked up 3,239 yards via the pass together with averaging 190.5 passing yards per outing, ranking them 29th in football. Regarding their ability to score points, the Panthers sat 29th in football averaging 17.9 points per contest.

Carolina allowed the opposition a total of 1,935 yards on the ground (113.8 yards per contest) and 16 touchdowns on the ground last season. They conceded 26 touchdowns from the passing game and 192.1 yards/game, which had them ranked 4th in the league. They earned 16 takeaways (7 fumbles and 9 picks) in the prior season. Over the course of the season, they relinquished 404 total points. The Panthers defense was on the field for 1,028 plays, which ranked 4th in the league. The Panthers surrendered 23.8 points per game, ranking them 21st of all teams in the league.

Who will win tonight's Browns/Panthers NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Browns +1.5

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